Candidacy announcement press release

From the minds behind dinosaur survival adventure ARK: Survival Evolved, comes a Pirate MMO known as Atlas. Atlas will be a first-person fantasy pirate adventure MMO, led by Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, and boasts the power to host up to 40,000 players roaming the globe simultaneously. They announced today that the release date has changed, and the pirate adventure will now launch onto Steam’s Early Access on Wednesday, December 19th, 2018. In Atlas, players will live out their pirate fantasies, constructing custom ships, searching for treasure, plundering merchant’s vessels, and recruiting a crew to join your Armada. … [Read more...] about Atlas Announces New Release Date for Pirate MMO

For today’s bad press, I’m going to single out a certain Youtuber who goes by The Quartering even though he isn’t the only offender here. In case you haven’t been paying attention to Youtube drama news over the past couple of days, an incident occurred last week after a user began streaming alpha footage of Anthem, the upcoming game by Electronic Arts. Anthem is still under a nondisclosure agreement, meaning anyone playing it is not allowed to talk about it or show it to the general public. These NDAs are very common in the gaming industry both for official testers and members of the press. I am personally under at least one NDA at any given time, usually in regards to timed press releases. In this specific case, a number of Twitch users clipped a stream in which the user is booted from Anthem only to find that not only has EA revoked his copy of Anthem, but that his entire library is just gone. More interesting, it didn’t seem that the user’s … [Read more...] about Bad Press: The Curious Case Of Anthem And Stream Bans

Jagex, the studio behind RuneScape, is ready to try its hand at third party game publishing. In a press release issued last week, Jagex revealed their plans for what they're calling Jagex Partners. More information on the platform will be revealed during Gamescom, a gaming convention running from August 21-25 in Cologne, Germany. Billed as a publishing platform for 'living games', studios that turn to Jagex will gain access to a time-tested suite of features that Jagex has refined over the years to serve RuneScape itself. These include help with user acquisition, digital marketing, analytic and audience insight, monetisation design, billing systems, customer support, and community leadership. Player account management, distribution, and hosting will be handled by Jagex. Jagex Partners isn't just limited to the PC platform. Consoles and mobile titles will also be supported. Perhaps the most enticing feature of the Jagex Partners platform will be the access it grants to mainland China, … [Read more...] about Jagex To Announce Publishing Initiative At Gamescom, RuneScape Passes $1 Billion In Lifetime Revenue

Winner Will See Their Armour Set Created by the Dev Team LOS ANGELES (April 23, 2018) – FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online players the world over are being offered the opportunity to see their armor designs implemented in-game with the latest Gear Design Contest. Focusing on melee and ranged physical DPS gear designs, the competition is underway now, and fans have until May 21, 2018 to submit their designs for the chance to see them created by the dev team and added within the realm of Eorzea®. Tank Edition Winner (July 2016): あおいん (Aoin) This is the third such design contest held to implement players’ gear designs into FINAL FANTASY XIV Online. The first was held in July of 2016 and sought designs for tank gear, which were added to the game with the release of the critically-acclaimed Stormblood® expansion. The second competition took place in March of 2017 and went on the hunt for the best … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy XIV New Gear Design Contest Press Release

New Companion App Unveiled for the First Time LOS ANGELES (April 16, 2018) – The eagerly awaited next chapter of the Ivalice 24-man alliance raid series is set to arrive in FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online late this May when Patch 4.3 goes live. Titled Under the Moonlight, Patch 4.3 brings a wealth of new content to the critically acclaimed MMO and continues the thrilling story of the Stormblood® expansion. Adventurers will also be able to explore a new dungeon, take on new trials, and can level up their crafting and gathering skills by accepting the new Namazu beast tribe quests. Details on the main contents of this patch are revealed below: New Main Scenario Quests – The story of Stormblood continues. New Alliance Raid – The Ridorana Lighthouse. New Trial New Dungeon – The Swallow’s Compass. New Beast Tribe Quests – The Namazu. New Sidequests – The Four Lords, Doman Reconstruction and … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.3 Press Release